废水

廢水

fèishuǐ

noun #33,061

Meanings

1 waste water
2 effluent
3 sewage

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Examples

工厂不能把废水直接排到河里。

Gōngchǎng bù néng bǎ fèishuǐ zhíjiē pái dào hé lǐ.

Factories can't discharge wastewater directly into rivers.

这套系统能处理工业废水。

Zhè tào xìtǒng néng chǔlǐ gōngyè fèishuǐ.

This system can treat industrial wastewater.

家庭废水也需要净化。

Jiātíng fèishuǐ yě xūyào jìnghuà.

Household wastewater also needs purification.

Tips

memory

废 (waste) + 水 (water) — literally 'wasted water,' i.e. water no longer fit for use.

Stroke Order

废 fèi

水 shuǐ